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• Photos: Protesters gather throughout Southern California in call for justice

  30-05-2020 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A protest supporter stands out of the roof of his vehicle as he encourages other protesters at the corner of Day Creek and Foothill Blvd in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  Hundreds of protesters gather for the second day in a row at the corner of Day Creek and Foothill Blvd in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday, May 30, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed this week while in police custody in Min
  
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• Kings part ways with Ontario Reign coach Mike Stothers

  30-05-2020 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  In the same week that the Kings learned their season had officially ended, they made their first move of the offseason. They announced on Saturday morning they would not retain their top minor league affiliate’s head coach
  Mike Stothers had been a head coach with the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliates for the past six seasons. He guided the Ontario Reign to point percentages above .500 for four of the past five seasons, including a trip to the conference finals in 2015-16. He w
  
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• Whicker: As good as the games are, they can’t heal what ails us now

  30-05-2020 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  At times like this we hear about the “healing power of sports.”
  They do not bring a cure. They bring a tourniquet. They can relieve pain. They do not mend fractures that stretch 3,000 miles and damage every star and stripe.
  When George W. Bush brazenly walked into Yankee Stadium and threw the first pitch of World Series Game 3 in 2001, a month and a half after the planes hit, he made people jump and cheer and cry. But all he could do was inspire. After the balls and bats were put awa
  
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• LAPD declares unlawful assembly in Fairfax area as police cruiser burns on 4th straight day of protests

  30-05-2020 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department declared a protest on Fairfax Avenue an unlawful assembly on Saturday, May 30, as some of the thousands of protesters there set a cruiser on fire after smashing windows in other police vehicles.
  Officers sprayed tear gas and shot beanbags into the crowd after threatening to arrest the thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to demand justice for George Floyd, an African-American man who died after a white officer kneeled on his neck in Minnesota.
  The protest
  
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• Garcetti announces 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. curfew as 4th straight day of protests turns violent

  30-05-2020 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced an 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. curfew in the city on Saturday, May 30, as police cruisers burned in the Fairfax area during the fourth straight day of protests in the city.We will always protect free speech and Angelenos’ right to live without fear of violence or vandalism. To increase safety for demonstrators, law enforcement and all citizens of Los Angeles, we are putting a curfew in place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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• Garcetti announces 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew as 4th straight day of protests turns violent

  30-05-2020 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in the city on Saturday, May 30, as police cruisers burned in the Fairfax area during the fourth straight day of protests in the city.We will always protect free speech and Angelenos’ right to live without fear of violence or vandalism. To increase safety for demonstrators, law enforcement and all citizens of Los Angeles, we are putting a curfew in place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  https://t.co/vy3XM760qb
  — MayorOfLA (@Ma
  
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• Coronavirus: 6,100 cases in Orange County and more than 120,000 tested as of May 30

  30-05-2020 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported another 181 people have tested positive for the virus as of Saturday, May 30. The total cases reported in the county since the start of testing in March is 6,100. The average number of new cases for the past seven days is 142.
  Of the 6,100 confirmed cases, 665 were residents in skilled nursing facilities and 377 were Orange County Jail inmates.
  One more death has been attributed to the coronavirus, making the total number of people in the county who
  
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• SpaceX launch is biggest achievement yet for Hawthorne firm — and other South Bay tech firms

  30-05-2020 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  As roughly 10 million viewers watched a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blast off from a launch pad in Florida Saturday, May 30, beginning a new era in American spaceflight, many people in the South Bay watched the event with a special sense of pride.
  Like NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, the South Bay played a vital role in SpaceX Crew Dragon. Not craft was built in SpaceX headquarters Hawthorne and the launch Saturday was led from a command center there as well.
  Founded in 2002 by Elon M
  
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• LAPD readies for 4th day of protests

  30-05-2020 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles police were preparing for another day of demonstrations on Saturday, May 30, a day after police vehicles were damaged, businesses looted and hundreds arrested while protesting the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this week.
  The Los Angeles Police Department said Saturday it plans on again deploying additional resources to maintain order as well as safety and security for demonstrators expressing their first amendment rights, residents and businesses in the comm
  
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• Where USC stands at WR and TE entering 2020 season

  30-05-2020 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  USC football’s offense in 2020 will benefit from the return of quarterback Kedon Slovis and the vast majority of his weapons at the skill positions.
  That’s especially true at wide receiver and tight end, a group that lost just one contributor from last season’s group, Michael Pittman Jr., who is off to the Indianapolis Colts. Everyone else is back, plus some exciting additions, to give the passing game a litany of options.
  Here’s a look at where USC’s wide receiver
  
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• 553 arrested by LAPD during protests Friday night protests

  30-05-2020 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 500 people were arrested Friday night after peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned destructive, authorities said Saturday, May 30.
  Police were still assessing the full extent of the damage Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
  Of the 533 people arrested Friday night into Saturday morning, 18 of them remained in jail Saturday afternoon, while the rest were released on their own recognizance, police said.
  Arrests were made on suspicion of burglary, looting, probation vio
  
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• 553 arrested by LAPD during Friday night protests in Los Angeles

  30-05-2020 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 500 people were arrested Friday night after peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned destructive, authorities said Saturday, May 30.
  Police were still assessing the full extent of the damage Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
  Of the 533 people arrested Friday night into Saturday morning, 18 of them remained in jail Saturday afternoon, while the rest were released on their own recognizance, police said.
  Arrests were made on suspicion of burglary, looting, probation vio
  
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• 3-year-old colt dies after injury in Los Alamitos race

  30-05-2020 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  CYPRESS — Another racehorse was killed after suffering an injury at the Los Alamitos Race Course, state regulators said Saturday, bringing the number of horses to die in racing or training-related injuries at the Cypress track this season to at least 16.
  Malibu Morning, a 3-year-old colt, was euthanized after suffering an injury in the second race Friday night, according to Mike Marten, public information officer for the California Horse Racing Board.
  Malibu Morning was owned and trained F
  
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• Skaters waiting for shuttered skateparks to open up; in the meantime, they’re getting creative

  30-05-2020 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Skaters in many Southern California communities are getting antsy, wondering when they can ride back into their beloved skateparks.
  As tennis courts, golf courses and other recreational areas open up as coronavirus restrictions start to ease, it seems skateparks fall into a gray area.
  In San Clemente, a security guard still watches over the city’s skatepark to make sure no one rolls around on the concrete playground. The Long Beach skatepark was filled with mulch to keep skaters away.
  Mean
  
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• SpaceX launches with 2 astronauts aboard

  30-05-2020 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  UPDATE: A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying two astronauts has launched. Watch this story for updates.
  Original story:
  By MARCIA DUNN | AP Aerospace Writer
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
  Stormy weather had threatened another postponement most of the day, but the outlook improved markedly in the afternoon, just ahead of
  
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• 2 astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic flight — if weather permits

  30-05-2020 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN | AP Aerospace Writer
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
  With the flight already delayed three days by bad weather, forecasters put the odds of acceptable conditions at 50-50 for the 3:22 p.m. liftoff of the 270-foot Falcon 9 in what would be the first launch of astronauts int
  
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• Recipe: Roasted broccoli, Marcona almonds, dates and cheese team up for a tasty dish

  30-05-2020 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Roasting broccoli brings out its sweeter side. Combine it with buttery Marcona almonds, sweet dates and a little cheddar cheese, and you have a very delicious salad or side dish.
  Other cruciferous vegetables can be substituted for the broccoli, such as cauliflower florets or halved brussels sprouts. Tinker with roasting times to prevent overcooking the substituted veg; turn the oven light on and keep an eye on them.
  Broccoli Salad
  Yield: 4 servings
  INGREDIENTS
  1 1/2 large broccoli “crowns,
  
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• Will the Dodgers benefit from other teams’ coronavirus-induced misery?

  30-05-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Friday, May 30 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.I talked to lots of folks around baseball for this week’s column about the peculiar challenges facing international players at this time. Please give it a read if you haven’t already.
  Perhaps the only benefit to having no baseball games, for a reporter, means that you have some extra time to chat with sources about the future of the game
  
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• National Guard summoned to aid cities across U.S. amid police clashes

  30-05-2020 17:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press
  Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis. They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and chanted curses at President Donald Trump outside the White House. Thousands also demonstrated peacefully, demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck.
  Police officers walk enveloped by teargas in Portland, Friday, March 29, 2020.After hours of
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Santa Margarita swimming coaches would like to give team a special meet in renovated pool

  30-05-2020 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
  Rich and Ron Blanc, Santa Margarita swimming
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: It is an adjustment, but it has helped us become better with technology, especially with using Microsoft Team
  
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• 5 innovations that have helped restaurants cope with coronavirus shutdowns

  30-05-2020 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  When the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down dining rooms in March, restaurants were forced to get creative on the fly.
  Almost immediately they started coming up with strategies to keep customers engaged and serve them safely.
  One of those solutions was Pop Tarts.
  Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar added a $16 do-it-yourself Pop Tart kit to its takeout and delivery menu. It includes dough, three fillings, frosting, toppings and parchment paper to make a facsimile of the breakfast pastry.
  “We s
  
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• Denmark limits roller coasters to solo riders, couples or families under coronavirus guidelines

  30-05-2020 17:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Roller coaster fans in Denmark who have dreamed of climbing aboard their favorite rides all by themselves, with only their significant other or just their friends and family will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance when theme parks reopen following extended coronavirus closures.
  New COVID-19 guidelines will require Denmark theme parks to operate roller coasters with only one family or party per train in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection, according to Looopings, a European theme park
  
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• UCI junior copes with being alone in student housing

  30-05-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  He danced around his empty apartment.
  He turned up music by the DJ Flume really loud, and no one complained. He would walk through the maze of apartments toward the community garden, passing the normally crowded pool, hot tub and gym, and he wouldn’t see anyone. He spent lots of time alone with the vegetables.
  It was like he was trapped in a zombie movie, just before the invasion.
  After his roommates moved out and almost all of his neighbors moved out in mid-March, Johannes Dimopoulos ofte
  
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• 11 SoCal real estate twists: coronavirus, ‘Flintstones’ house, icon dies

  30-05-2020 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are 11 must-read stories about the local real estate market from the Southern California News Group’s Home Stretch newsletter. To subscribe to the free, twice-weekly email publication, just CLICK HERE!
  1.In April, 5.7% of California borrowers skipped their house payment.That comes as U.S. mortgage delinquencies soar by largest amount on record.2.How do you pay for housing when you can’t afford it?Here are some tips on ways to find extra cash, or borrow cheaply … if you mu
  
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• Norco ’80, part 12: Tragedy strikes when gunmen kill a deputy

  30-05-2020 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Norco ’80
  The true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American historyParts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14Seated in the bed of a stolen pickup truck coming around that final bend, George Wayne Smith was finally able to see the magnitude of what he had created. A quarter-mile away on the far side of the wide ravine, Baldy Notch Road descended like a ribbon draped across the mountainside. All the way down to Stockton Flats, law enforcement vehicles were snaking up the road, lig
  
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• An illness much worse than COVID-19? Try distress!

  30-05-2020 14:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Akin to the infection we are dodging by staying home, wearing masks, and distancing socially, another disease is lurking — commercial real estate distress!
  First, a bit of a primer on what causes distress – meaning widespread pressure on commercial real estate owners to sell their holdings.
  Commercial real estate is a complex web of owners, occupants, lenders and locations. Owners either reside in their business homes or rely on rent paid by a tenant to fund their livelihood.
  Occupan
  
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• Protests, some violent, spread nationally in wake of George Floyd death

  30-05-2020 06:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA The Associated Press
  ATLANTA >> Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota. In Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, thousands of protesters carried signs that said: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”
  
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• No “Fs” for Orange County students’ final report cards

  30-05-2020 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  As a semester derailed by a virus comes to an end, school districts throughout Orange County are grappling with a multiple-choice quiz.
  How should educators assess the work of students who were forced out of classrooms since mid-March?
  A) With traditional letter grades.  B) With simple credit/no credit marks. C) All of the above.
  While the grading process is playing out in different ways in different districts, including variations between elementary and secondary schools, there are a coupl
  
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• Irvine city manager tells council he’ll depart by Labor Day

  30-05-2020 04:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine City Manager John Russo will stay in his post through the summer, but plans to resign as of Labor Day to devote more time to his family, including his first grandchild who’s due to be born in September.
  Spending time with family is a common excuse when public figures are under pressure to resign or fleeing scandal, but Russo said Friday, May 29, that in his case it’s legit.
  Russo, 61, said there’s no personal or political conflict behind his decision. After dealing with
  
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• Barber reopens in Santa Ana, will give free haircuts for homeless people

  30-05-2020 04:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Cory Gilmour, aka “Happy” Gilmour, is, well, happy to have his barber shop in Downtown Santa Ana open again, even if it’s operating under health and safety restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Since reopening this week, it’s been “by-appointment-only” at Dapper Don Barber Lounge, Gilmour’s second-floor business near Broadway and Fourth Street.
  But on Sunday, May 31, Gilmour and other barbers will open their arms to homeless people and any other
  
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• Mixed-breed dog Deluca is friendly, gentle and calm

  30-05-2020 04:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Deluca is older but not slower and she’ll be happy to take some walks with you. (Courtesy of Poochmatch)
  Breed: Pit bull mix
  Age: 11 years
  Gender: Female
  Size: About 50 pounds
  Deluca’s story: Don’t be fooled by this gorgeous girl’s age; Deluca is healthy and has lots of energy. She loves walks and swimming and loves to play fetch. But she’s not a high-energy pup. Her mid-level energy means she good on medium-length walks. She’s house-trained, crate-trained and
  
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• Sweet Jack Russell terrier mix Molly will sing for you

  30-05-2020 04:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Molly is going to be happy chilling with you. (Courtesy of I.C.A.R.E. Dog Rescue)
  Breed: Jack Russell terrier-Chihuahua mix
  Age: 6 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 11 pounds
  Molly’s story: Molly loves to sing along with opera music and have conversations with her people if she’s hungry, thirsty or needs to go outside. But she isn’t a yappy dog. She’ll let you know when it’s her turn for attention – she can be a true drama queen at those times. She’s a s
  
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• Arrest made after homeless people in Huntington Beach fed poisoned food

  30-05-2020 03:49 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern California authorities said Friday.
  The poisonings occurred over the course of about a week in mid-May in Huntington Beach, authorities said.
  The victims were given food laced with oleoresin capsicum, “which is twice as strong as the pepper spray used by police, and their reactions to the poisoned food were filmed,” according to an advisory from t
  
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• Despite student protest, Newport-Mesa district sticks with virtual graduation plans

  30-05-2020 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Seniors in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa who want an in-person graduation may be getting a hard life lesson: sometimes you just can’t change people’s minds.
  Since mid-March, school districts have been looking for alternatives to traditional stadium or auditorium commencement ceremonies, which can’t be held because of coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings.
  Some have designed festivities students and families can attend in their cars, while others have chosen onlin
  
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• Protesters march Friday in Los Angeles, shut down 110 Freeway, amid growing anger nationwide over George Floyd’s death

  30-05-2020 03:26 via ocregister.com
  
  For a third straight evening, protesters marched in downtown Los Angeles on Friday in angry response to the death of George Floyd, just hours after prosecutors criminally charged a Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck before he died
  The officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, but activists who filled downtown streets said the charges were not enough. By early evening, some of the protesters had moved onto the 110 Freeway in
  
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• Protesters march again Friday night in Los Angeles amid growing anger nationwide over George Floyd’s death

  30-05-2020 03:26 via ocregister.com
  
  For a third day, protesters marched in downtown Los Angeles on Friday in angry response to the death of George Floyd, just hours after prosecutors criminally charged a Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck before he died
  The officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, but activists who filled downtown streets in Los Angeles said the charges were not enough.
  “I can’t breathe means first-degree,” the crowd of mor
  
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• Los Angeles real estate firm sues Realtors over pocket listing ban

  30-05-2020 03:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The National Association of Realtors has been sued for a second time in two weeks over its new policy banning “pocket listings,”  arguing the ban seeks to stifle competition and maintain NAR-affiliated multiple listing services as a monopoly.
  The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday, May 28, also names as defendants three Realtor-affiliated multiple listing services, including the Chino Hills-based California Regional Multiple Listing Service, the nation&rsquo
  
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• LA real estate service sues Realtors over pocket listing ban

  30-05-2020 03:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The National Association of Realtors has been sued for a second time in two weeks over its new policy banning “pocket listings,” or the selling of homes privately outside the association’s multiple listing services.
  The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday, May 28, argues the ban is anti-competitive.
  also names as defendants three MLS’s, including the Chino Hills-based California Regional Multiple Listing Service, the nation’s largest Realtor
  
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• Orange County releases coronavirus recovery numbers; estimates show thousands have pulled through

  30-05-2020 03:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s Health Care Agency this week started releasing estimates of how many people have recovered from COVID-19 and, because they’ve been tracking deaths caused by the disease, the statistical flip side was unsurprising.
  By Friday, May 29, the agency estimated that 2,358 people have recovered from COVID-19 out of more than 5,900 cumulative cases traced in Orange County since February. Given that as of Friday 145 people have died of COVID-19 in Orange County, the remaini
  
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• Anaheim won’t see Angel Stadium development plans for another month

  30-05-2020 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Anyone hungry for information on how the 153-acre Angel Stadium property in Anaheim might be developed in future years will have to wait a little longer.
  Angels owner Arte Moreno, who struck a deal to buy the property from the city in December, told city officials instead of filing a master site plan by the end of May, he needs until June 29 to prepare the documents.
  Moreno and SRB Management, the business partnership through which he is buying the city-owned property for a maximum price of $325
  
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• Coronavirus: Healthy nursing home residents quarantined after error

  30-05-2020 02:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The county’s public health lab mistakenly told a nursing home this month that 10 residents had tested positive for COVID-19, which resulted in non-infected residents being placed in quarantine isolation.
  A retesting determined that only one resident was infected — and that resident may have contracted the virus while in quarantine, county Health Care Agency Director Clayton Chau said in a press teleconference Friday afternoon.
  “That’s a possibility,” Chau said, noti
  
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• Senior Living: Aging skin and how to protect it

  30-05-2020 02:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By Zack Kouyoumjian, MBA, MSN, RN
  Contributing writer
  As the United States population ages, it is increasingly important that older adults and their caregivers are aware of skin health, ways to protect aging skin, how to treat wounds and when to seek treatment from a physician. 
  With aging, skin loses water content and strength, causing dryness and thinning. This is why bruising and welts happen more often with older adults. These factors, as well as certain health conditions, can create wo
  
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• Terrorism? Sabotage? Canister failure? Experts explore San Onofre doomsday scenarios

  30-05-2020 02:09 via ocregister.com
  
  What calamity would befall Southern California if terrorists launched rocket-propelled grenades at San Onofre’s spent fuel storage systems?
  Would there be an explosion — releasing dangerous radioactive clouds — if aging canisters filled with nuclear waste cracked, then water seeped inside?
  What of sabotage? Security? Fire?
  After years of prodding by local activists, Southern California Edison’s Community Engagement Panel held a virtual four-hour meeting Thursday, May 28,
  
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• Louis Sheldon, anti-gay Christian group founder, dies at 85

  30-05-2020 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, who founded the Traditional Values Coalition, a lobbying group that was largely known for opposing homosexuality and gay rights, died Friday. He was 85.
  Sheldon, a former Anaheim resident, died in Southern California of a longstanding condition, son-in-law James Lafferty said. He did not provide details.
  An unapologetic Christian conservative, Sheldon lived in California but commuted weekly to Washington and was close to political leaders, including former
  
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• Ex-OC attorney accused of killing ex-wife testifies to waking up on a cruise ship to find her missing

  30-05-2020 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Orange County attorney on trial for the alleged murder of an ex-wife on an Italian cruise ship testified on Friday to waking up to find the woman missing and denied attempting to have another former wife killed to prevent her from testifying against him.
  Lonnie Kocontes said his last memory of Micki Kanesaki was her telling him she was leaving their cabin on the Island Escape on the night of May 25, 2006 to get some tea while he was falling into an Ambien-induced slumber.
  “I remem
  
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• Why the death of George Floyd has resonated throughout the NBA

  30-05-2020 01:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Legions of fans have been waiting for months to see NBA players gather again in the same building — but not like this.
  The scene at Minneapolis City Hall was grim and somber, as Stephen Jackson — flanked by Karl-Anthony Towns, Gary Trent Jr. and Josh Okogie among others — spoke passionately and painfully about George Floyd, the man he called “my twin” for their close physical resemblance.
  Floyd’s death is now famous nationwide after a video was released showin
  
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• Environmental study for Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration under review

  30-05-2020 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Officials are currently reviewing a draft of an environmental study analyzing the ambitious restoration plan for the Los Cerritos Wetlands in southeast Long Beach.
  A public webinar to review the environmental impact report is set for Thursday evening, June 4.
  The study looks at how the restoration plan will affect the local environment of and around the wetlands, which spans more than 500 acres across Seal Beach and Long Beach. The EIR is a necessary, albeit complex, requirement before work rest
  
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• Want to dine in or around South Coast Plaza? Here’s what’s opening when

  30-05-2020 01:04 via ocregister.com
  
  South Coast Plaza, which had closed March 16 due to coronavirus concerns, will welcome back shoppers on Monday, June 1. That’s also great news for foodies hoping to return to restaurants in and around the center.
  South Coast Plaza welcomes shoppers back on Monday, June 1 and restaurants in and around the center have reopened or plan to soon. Seen here, lasagne as served at Casa Barilla which will open June 1.(Courtesy of Casa Barilla)
  South Coast Plaza welcomes shoppers back on Monday, Jun
  
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• Southern California Democrats vote via proxies under new House rules; Republicans sue

  30-05-2020 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a dozen House members from Southern California took advantage this week of a new rule that allows them to vote on legislation remotely, through proxies, for the first time in history.
  The House of Representatives, in a party-line vote, this month approved the Democrat-backed temporary rule change so members could get back to work without causing a spike in coronavirus cases, as public health officials encourage Americans to avoid flying and to work from home if they can. The remote vot
  
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• Big West coaches: If CSUN’s Lamine Diane gets drafted by NBA, it’s a boon to conference

  30-05-2020 00:46 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton both have four outgoing senior basketball players they expect will play professionally. But the chances of any of them being taken in the NBA’s June draft are slim to none.
  However, Lamine Diane of CSUN does have a solid chance to be drafted and Irvine coach Russ Turner and Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor believe that is good for a Big West Conference that has had just three players drafted this millennium, according to the website basketball.realgm.com.
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